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Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-22
LION TANNING.

R etirement of One of the Greatest of
 Tamers-His Especial Pet.
 NJ. Pezon, who has just retired from busi- ness, was with one exception the greatest lion tanner in the world, says the Saturday Review. The exception is M. Bidel, who still continues to exercise his marvellous control over the monarch of the woods. The most interesting fact in M Pezon's career is that he never used wkip. His method was, in the political slang of the day, con- ciliation, and not coercion. He adopted persuasive methods and his success with lions was extraordinary. Tigers he candidly confessed that he could not manage so well.
 Kindness, 1t seems, does not appeal to the tiger, whether of the human or the feline species, and cruelty Nj. Pezon would not use. If he had he would probably have failed. The experience of all persons who have taken part in the training of animals is in
 this respect pretty much the same. They
 may be beaten into stupidity, but they can not be kicked into cleve1ness. Thus the sight of tricks we'll performed by any sort of beast, from the dancing dog to which Dr.J John 1 son ungallantly compared oratorical women to MT. Crockers hideously- named "Equira tionals, may be enjoyed without scruple by l the most humane and scrupulous spectator. | ing on the part of the performers, and they l have probably given them a, good deal oi pleasure in the process of acquisition. | Opinions will of course differ as to the value of lions when they have been trained. There | are those who do not care for the society oi
 anything living which is not also human Some again have for carniverous quadrupeds | dislike which they cannot shake off, ever
 at the dictates of morality or religion. 9th
 CTS, who have no objection to the eating o | flesh, provided it is not their own, agree witt Bottom, that "there is not more fearfu wild fowl than your lion hving," and give | the creature a wide berth. When Cuviel | was interrupted in the course of his learned labors by the apparition of the devil, he wa at first somewhat startled. But moment' examination reassured him. "Cloven hoof ! Graminivorous," he observed, and went ol
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writing serene1y. M. Pezon cares no more

writing sereneIy. M. Pezon cares no more
 | for lion than Cuvier cared for h COW.
 Indeed, NJ. Pezon had pet lion which ac- I companied him on his walks at Versailles,
 greatly to the terror of the inhabitants. Nj. ! Pezon despises this unworthy panic, for which he can see no reason. His lion is quite harmless, and he expects the public to know that well as himself In one of the most charming pictures ever painted Carbac- ! cio has portrayed the grotesque alarm of the ! monks when St. Jerome enters the garden of ! the monastery, followed by very demure and deeorous lion. The premises are dotted l with cowled figures, but it is evident that in half minute the coast will be clear, and St. Jerome left alone with his alarming friend. St. Jereme not only founded, if we may be- lieve Bishop Thirlwall, the broad church school, he also made the great discovery that lion is only cat after all. Praed called his brother members in the House "just Eton boys grown heavy" and a similar rela- tion appears to subsist between the feline and the leonine nature. The cat grown heavy is a cat still, and, as all their friends are agreed, may be coaxed into anything. If it be objected that tigers are cats also, we can only reply that there are different kinds of cats, and that the polecat, for example, is not a gentle agreeable beast. Why Frenchmen should get on especially well with lions is problem which may be variously solved. The fact seems to be so. The great eS6 l1On IaLner tna6 ever lived, greater than either M. Bidel or M. Pezon, was French. Victor Hugo would have had no difficulty ill answering the question. He would have said: "The lion is the king of beasts. The Frenchman is the king of men. Let the na- tions tremble, the immeasurable republic speaks" and so forth. M. Pezon, however, though he dislikes tigers, does not confne his attentions to lions. He puts forth his infuen over the elephant, and it follows him and hearkens to his word It is like our human conceit to call the elephant sagacious If he were really sagacious, and not merely amenable to buns, he would lift up his horn, or rather his paw, and we miserable mortals should flee before him. If M Pezon takes his tame lion into private life with him he will avoid the danger of being bored which besets all ex-celebrities, and will not follow the example of the retired tallow chandler, who felt himself compelled to revisit scenes of past delight on melting days.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-22


 it can be dyed with almost the whole of the aniline colors, the result being translucent sheet, showing far more vivid hues than the best glass exhibits.
 The legislature of the Mexican States of Jalisco passed law this year requiring that all males should wear trousers. The inhabi- tants are mostly Indians, few of whom had personal acquaintance with those garments, and when on the first of September the law went into effect the assumption of the new style of dress caused great amusement, espe- cially to the women, they watched the awkwardness of their male kindred. There was some grumbling among the men at first, but the reform was accomplished with good humor in the main.
 The experiments made in New York har- Dor Tuesday with the pneumatic torpedo gun showed that the navies of the world have a new terror to look out for. The first shell delivered felled the mainmast of the target ship, and the second reduced it's hull to shattered mass of wreckage, though the minimum charge of ffty-Gve pounds of dy- namite used. The stoutest ironclad afoatwould have been rendered unmanageable by the concussion of even this small charge. and it is probable that all human lives would be instantly destroyed upon any vessel near which one of these formidable missiles should be exploded.
 It will not be long before the inventors will make an electric motor that will do the work that is wanted. A car has just been tested in Philadelphia which has accom- plished wonders, making fifteen miles an hour if desired. On descending grade the batteries may be disconnec ed. thus saving the power. By turning small wheel the car is stopped or started without 8 jerk, and if the car gets off the track it can be brought back again without difficulty. The car runs several hours before the batteries have to be recharged or replaced by others. The motor is so powerful that one car will draw several others if necessary. Whether the motor will work we'll with snow and ice on the track is yet problem, but the inventors are conf dent that they will overcome this difficulty.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-22

In Pilgrims Progress as translated into Japanese and illustrated by native artists Christian has close shaven Mongolian head, Vanity Fair is feast of lanterns with popu- lar Japanese amusements, the dungeon of Giant Despair is one of those large wooden cages in which eastern criminals are con-
 fined, and the angels waiting to receive the pilgrims on the further side of the bridge
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

The St. Paul Pioneer-Press tells of cler- gyman in that city who in his prayer asked God ''to comfort the afflicted, heal the sick and raise the devil" Then mortified at his slip he added: "Oh Lord, we do not mean raise devil, but raise the the dead"
Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-22

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Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-22

There are schools in this State and yet the following letter to Pension Commissioner Black is charged to Connecticut veteran: l have not got no draft, no papers of any kind for my pack-pay pension. I demand it on sight, and don't you foget it. You adver- tised every one on the pension row but me. I want my claim settled too write away. Please to answer this and send me my money, as want it.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-22
misCellaneuns.
GGltlBnel'S Fall OV8rCOatS.

The fall fabrics for light overcoats are very attractive made our new style of garments. Great care has been taken in the manufac- ture and finish that they compare favorably with the best custom make. You may pay twice our price for an overcoat and get neth- ing that looks better, or is better in any par- tieular. lengths have many wearers among young men.
 For $6.5O handsome mixture, fast, ,colors, all wool and good style.
 For S7.5O The celebrated Putnam coats," equal to coats sold for $14, a standard low priced coat.
 For Ss.5O low priced Melton, but in general favor, wears long and keeps it's shape and color.
 For SIO Brown Kerseys, best styles, perfect make and finish
 For S15 Finely finished Kerseys, Cheviots and Serges with satin sleeve lining Dress coats.
 For SIS, S2O and S22 Silk faced English covert cloths, Granite cloths and Kerseys, Of the highest style and value, equal to custom made that will cost fully third more.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-22

ably tough sheets entirely translucent, and it can be dyed with almost the whole of the aniline colors, the result being translucent sheet, showing far more vivid hues than the best glass exhibits
Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-22
IN SEPTEMBER

Care and a careful diet should be observed. lFouldsS Wheat Germ ] Meal 'I(the germ and gluten of lwheaD is the best cereal flood in the world for break fast. Have 1t for the chil- ldren, for
 if they are fed on cake and
 pie,
 They Fl have Dyspepsia by
 and by.
 A quart of boiling water, a
 cup of wheat germ meal, and ten minutes gives you a
 dish fit for 8 queen. Grocers
 sell it everywhere in 15 cent Jpackages. ,,& CO.,, Agent Boston, Mas
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The Boston Post makes an important mod ificatiop of the report of the Democratic smelling committee. It says that under the last administration there were among the 75O employees of the Boston postofice sev- eral times as many Democrats as the commit tee now reports to be there, while of the 25O Massachusetts men in the railroad mail ser vice. who are not subject to the civil service rules and who are appointed by the post- master general, at least ons-third and prob- ably one-half are Democrats.
 The official figures of the Texas prohibition canvass, which have just been published, | reveal two surprising facts. The vote for prohibition q29, 9,279 is about 30,00O more than most persons outside the State supposed the amendment would get, and the total vote 1850, ,9O5) is greater than anybody inside or l outside the State believed would be boiled. The vote, indeed, was more than 25,OOO greater than cast in the presidential canvass
 three years ago. and more than 47, 900 in ex-
 cess of that boiled at the exciting election | for governor last fall.
 The latest thing in paper is paper window
 selass." It is thus described: A window
 pane is made of. white paper, manufactured from cotton or linen, and modified by chem
 icaI action. Afterward the paper is dipped
 in preparation of camphor and alcohol,
 which makes it like parchment. From this
 point it can be nodded and cut into remark
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LINENS.

Our Linen Department is lively. New goods in Lunch Sets, Damasks by the yard, Napkins, Towels, Quilts, etc.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-22

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY, IL CENTS WEEK, 50 CENTS MONTH, $3.0f FOR SIX MONTHS, $500 A YEAR. THE SAM1 TERMS BY MAIL.
Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-22
FLANNELS

Are now moving freely. We show good values for the money in all grades of scarlet and navy wills, grey, blue-mixed, brown mixed, steel grey and olive wills, etc. Shaker Flannels in all qualities and colors. White Flannels in all grades, qualities and widths, from 6114 cts up to $1.5O per yard.
The Portland daily press., 1887-09-19
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Belle Boyd, the rebel spy, is lecturing in
Nebraska on '"The Civil War"
Several journals report that the paper of
the broken down Northwestern Car Compa-
ny, Senator Sabin's concern, is being bought
up at twenty cents on the dollar. II is esti-
mated that II Will take 100000 to purchase
all OF 1t held in New England, even at this
rate.
There was launched at Greenpoint, l.. l.,
last Tuesday, at 413 p. m, pilot boat to be
numbered 10, in the presence of a committee
of the Thirteen Club, while girl of thirteen
named the craft by breaking thirteen-ounce
bottle Of champagne over its nose, repeating
Il dub and create thy name to be Caldwell
K. Colt" name of thirteen letters. The SUI
perstitious may watch the career of this craft.
The story of the speculator of Pittsfeld,
Mass. who ran away, owing his brokers a
big sum on margins, and now, by reason of
the advance in stocks, has big balance to
his credit, but cannot be found, brings to the
minds Of those cognizant of them the inside
facts of noted embezzlement. Atrusted of
fetal of Massachusetts, national bank spec
ulated heavily in California mining stocks,
using the banks money. He got on the
wrong side of the market. The directors, af-
ter the manner of their kind, suspected moth
ing. The defaulter threw himself upon their
mercy. They had no mercy to spare. They
simply passed him over to the police He
surrendered all his mining stocks. Several
days passed before the directors could recov-
er from their establishment. Then they sold
the surrendered stocks, which had mean
while advanced so far and so fast that the
bank absolutely made money ON the defalca-
ton. The defaulter went to prison, and the
bitterness of his lot was intensified by the re-
Election that had he kept still a week longer
ne would have been all the richer, and the
bank none the poorer.
The Portland daily press., 1887-09-19

forcement. Besides, large part of the evil
dence against rumsellers must come from the
rum-drinkers-tha is from men who are NOR
ally pdrticipes crtminis-and of course it
comes very reluctantly. If murder is com
mitted all the people are on the watch for
the murderer, and the officers of the law are
promptly put in possession of the slightest
clues But how many men, how many pro-
fessed friends of temperance even, will, If they
see an apothecary sell a pint of alcohol or
whiskey, inform the officers? Gen. Dow
says the prohibitory amendment was put
into the constitution by 1900 majority, and
he argues from that that the public sentiment
Of the State is overwhelmingly for prohibi-
tion 1t is true that of those who voted A.
600 more voted for prohibition than against
1T. But it must be borne in mind thai
great many did not vote on the
question at all. The total vote for
governor that year land the voting on
the amendment took place at the same time)
was 1887 while the total vote on the
amendment was but "a, 1894, or 47,S03 less. If
therefore the vote on the amendment is to be
taken as a test of the sentiment of the peo-
pie Of the State in regard to prohibition then
the account stands thus. 7O,7S3 who voted
for the amendment, in favor of prohibition ;
23,Sl1 who voted against the amendment,
opposed to prohibition; and 4S.SO5 who did
not vote, Indifferent on the subject. That
is, the number of people opposed to prohibit
tion and Indifferent to the subject is in excess
of the number of people who favor it. We
do not mean to say that the 1900 persons
who did not vote are enemies of prohibition.
All we mean to say is that these figures do
not show such an Overwhelming" senti-
ment Ia favor of the law as one looking
merely at the majority by which the amend
ment was carried would imagine existed.
And 1t is to this want of overwhelming pub
lie sentiment that the laxity of the enforce
ment of the law is due. This we believe
must be cured before the law will be contin-
uously and stringently enforced. We do not
think additional legislation will contribut
| tn that end
The Portland daily press., 1887-09-19
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The Portland daily press., 1887-09-19

The driver who forced his team mn the
mountains from the Glen House. making the
eight miles with the five thousand feet of as
cent In an hour and eight minutes, ought not
70 De punished alone. The members of the
vanderbilt family who hired him are more
to blame. Horse racing up mountain sides
Is undoubtedly very refining sport for the
Vanderbiits, but the laws of the State of
New Hampshire give the horses some con-
sideration, too
The Portland daily press., 1887-09-19

Americans often regard their country as
huge but defenceless commonwealth.
True, our standing army is small, but occa-
slons like the celebration at Philadelphia
show that we have splendid militia.
EQUIPPED, organized and almost ready to
take the field The thirty thousand citizen
soldiers who marched past the President last
week were but a small part of it, vet thew
were formidable army.
The Portland daily press., 1887-09-19

During his stay in Philadelphia President
Cleveland is reported to have reviewed the
inspectors and other custom house employees,
who were drawn up in line before him. 1t
is not known whether he found them ready
and equipped for the battle of 1888, but he
probably did.
The Portland daily press., 1887-09-19

Our fishermen need not be alarmed at
Queen Victoria declaration 81 have agreed
with the President of the United States to
refer to joint commission the difficult que.-
tion respecting the North American fisher
ies." Grover and Victoria do not boss the af-
fairs of the United States and England to
such an extent that they can settle this ques-
ton finally by a commission. The commits
sion to which the Queen refers is intended
merely to discuss the question: it will have
no power to bind the people of the United
States to any such arrangement as the Hall
fax award of $5,OOO.o 900 was unless the peo-
nile saw so
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The Portland daily press., 1887-09-19

Well informed nautical men think the close
September a very unfavorable time for an
International yacht race in New York bay.
With the exception of the gales attending the
always possible line storm, good breezes are
scarce in those waters during the Indian
Summer period, much more so than in mid
summer. It need be no disappointment,
therefore, If several attempts are necessary
to decide whether the Thistle is or is not
better than the best yacht America has pro-
dnnad
The Portland daily press., 1887-09-19
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